Freight Items

Freight Items

FREIGHT ITEMS

SUMMARY / PURPOSE

Use this article to create, manage, and configure Freight Items in Transvirtual.

This guide explains what Freight Items are, when to configure them, and how they affect consignment rating, pricing, and label printing.

OVERVIEW

Freight Items are used for advanced pricing and consignment description management.

What they do:

  • Allow simplified rate cards to service multiple consignment descriptions (e.g., a "pallet" freight item can price pallets, skids, half pallets, or oversized pallets)
  • Ensure correct pricing is applied regardless of consignment description variations
  • Support alternate names (AKAs) to handle description inconsistencies (e.g., "pallet" can match plt, plts, pal, oversized pallets)

When to use:

  • You need flexible pricing across different consignment descriptions
  • You have customers using inconsistent terminology for the same freight type
  • You want to control label printing quantities by freight type

BEFORE YOU BEGIN

Ensure you have:

  • User permissions to access Configuration or Finance modules
  • Understanding of your pricing structure and freight types

STEP-BY-STEP INSTRUCTIONS

Access Freight Items

Option 1: Configuration Menu

  1. Navigate to Configuration > Lists and Zones > Freight Items

Option 2: Finance Menu (if Finance module enabled)

  1. Navigate to Finance > Configuration and Setup > Transport Freight Items

                                                                                          


                                                      

Create a Freight Item

  1. Click Create Freight Item
  2. Enter the Freight Item name in the popup
  3. Click Create

The new freight item appears in the list, displayed in red (disabled state).

                                                                  

Configure a Freight Item

  1. Click the freight item in the list
  2. Details display on the right side
  3. Complete the following fields:

                                                                        

          
Info
The Red color shows that this Freight item is not yet enabled.

To update the freight item, on freight item detail page, follow the instructions as described below.

Freight Item

  • The display name for this freight type
  • Should reflect the goods it represents (e.g., pallet, carton, skid)

Short Name

  • Optional abbreviated name
  • Used for export EDI rules when character limits apply
  • Leave blank if not required

Priority for Finance

  • Higher numbers take precedence when multiple freight items could apply
  • Used when consignments match multiple freight items via AKA descriptions
  • Enter a higher number for the freight item that should be used first

Other Names (AKA)

  • Comma-separated list of alternate descriptions
  • Example: A "Carton" freight item can include AKAs: item, box, ctn
  • Consignments using any AKA will price using this freight item

Label Print Qty

  • Number of labels to print for consignments using this freight item
  • Range: 1–4
  • Example: Set to 4 for pallets to label all four sides

Enable Freight Item

  • Toggle to Yes to activate
  • Disabled items display in red
  • Enabled items display in white
  1. Click Update to save
                        


Delete a Freight Item

  1. Click the delete icon next to the freight item
  2. Click Yes in the confirmation dialog
                        

NOTE: The data filter at the bottom of the Freight Items page is under development and does not currently function.

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